There are more than 30 million working age Americans with disabilities, meaning that people with disabilities are not only the largest minority group in the U.S., but also the largest untapped talent pool in today’s workforce. An inclusive business culture is key to attracting and retaining top talent with disabilities. This EARN webinar will explore strategies for fostering a disability-inclusive culture across an organization. Panelists will provide advice and expertise on steps organizations of any size can take to ensure they are inclusive and welcoming of job seekers and employees with disabilities. Anyone involved in recruiting and hiring, including managers and supervisors, human resources personnel, and diversity and inclusion staff, is encouraged to attend.

This webinar is part of EARN’s Inclusion@Work Webinar Series, based on its employer policy framework, Inclusion@Work. Developed with input from employers with exemplary track records in disability employment, this framework outlines seven core components of a disability-inclusive organization, along with a menu of strategies for achieving them.

This event is approved for 1.0 HR general recertification credit hour through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).

This webinar, hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, can help federal contractors prepare for Section 503 Focused Reviews. Topics will include scheduling, the focused review process, common problem areas and best practices. Contractors will also have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about resources to assist in their disability inclusion efforts. Register for the webinar.

The Viscardi Center is currently accepting nominations for the 2019 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards. Named for the Center’s founder and a premier disability advocate, Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr., these awards honor leaders who carry on his legacy by improving quality of life for people with disabilities, including through employment. The deadline for nomination submissions is September 16, 2019. Learn more about the awards.

Metro: EEOC is one block from the NoMa-Gallaudet Metro Station on the Red Line

The next meeting of the Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability (FEED) will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), located at 131 M Street, NE in Washington, DC.

In addition to agency updates, and discussing developments with the new FEED working groups, there will be presentations from guest speakers from the private sector about promising and emerging practices related to disability inclusion in the workplace. There will also be a networking event and celebration of our collective achievements over the past year during the second half of the meeting.

If you have requests for accommodations, please indicate that in your RSVP. If you are unable to open the RSVP link, or would prefer to send an accommodations request via email, please email Brett Sheats at bsheats@viscardicenter.org.

Information about how to join the meeting remotely and a formal agenda will be sent to everyone who has registered closer to the meeting date.

Sponsored by the National Business and Disability Council at the Viscardi Center, this event will explore the impact people with disabilities have on organizations, as both employees and customers. It will take place at the Viscardi Center’s headquarters in Albertson, NY and include a keynote speech by Rohini Anand, Chief Diversity Officer of Sodexo. Register for the October 12 event.